Was it the whole issue that you guys loved or just the last page? Because it was mainly just that last page, for me. Which was, in fact, awesome. Also, I didn't read AvX so I didn't realize that Cyclops was a "bad guy" at the moment.

Was it the whole issue that you guys loved or just the last page? Because it was mainly just that last page, for me. Which was, in fact, awesome. Also, I didn't read AvX so I didn't realize that Cyclops was a "bad guy" at the moment.

I was slightly underwhelmed by Uncanny in some respects. Remender is one of the few writers that can launch a new series without resorting to the usual roster setup bull****, but this issue had a bit of that. This wasn't quite as exciting a debut as Uncanny X-Force had. But as much as Marvel is marketing this as the big entry point into their Marvel NOW catalog, I'm sure he felt obligated to slow down and be more accommodating to new readers. I'm not enamored with the costume re-designs either.

The only costume I dislike is the Cap "Ultimates 2" suit. I prefer the mask to the helmet.

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I don't like the helmet either, but at least with Cap it could have been worse. This was the original redesign Opena cooked up:

It's one thing when Opena draws a hyper-detailed suit like that, but most artists are just going to trip over all the unnecessary lines. Apparently they hadn't settled on Cassaday's less radical overhaul when they started work on AvX: Consequences, because Tom Raney draws this costume in issue #1 and it looks awful.

I guess my issue in general with the various redesigns is that there's no real logic or set of rules to how realistic the characters have to dress anymore. Some guys like Hawkeye are running around in what are basically Ultimate Universe costumes, while Wolverine and Spider-Woman are still flaunting the same brightly colored spandex they were before. You could argue that the level of realism reflects the wearer's personality, but in that case it should be Wolverine ditching the spandex and Hawkeye dressing flamboyantly. And with a lot of characters - Cap, Thor, Spider-Man, etc. - I feel like they just made minor alterations for the sake of making alterations. Apparently I'm supposed to be convinced that Spider-Man is newer and improved-er because his belt is scalloped and his Spider logo is more "aggressive."

I just get tired of seeing a half-assed movie aesthetic haphazardly applied across the publishing lineup. No one is going to suddenly buy Fraction's Hawkeye because the main character looks slightly more like Jeremy Renner now. They'll buy it because they hear good things about Fraction and Aja and Landlord Bro and Pizza Dog.